Chapter 177 Exceptional Family Members
Xu Heyu glanced at the little black dragon wrapped around Qiao Mei's arm, as if he remembered something, and told him that he was waiting for her and would go with her.
"Okay, then find a spot to wait, or maybe in that pavilion?"
The girl casually pointed to a pavilion covered with many unknown green plants, and Xu Heyu nodded in agreement without any objection.
"Okay, give me a call via personal terminal when you come out."
Having agreed to this, Xu Heyu watched Qiao Mei leave for a short while before sensing several gazes fixed on her from not far away.
I looked in the direction the gaze was directed and then I realized who it was.
These were some of his direct relatives whose children were not as talented or capable as his own.
When they saw Xu Heyu looking over, they showed no sign of nervousness at being caught. Instead, they intensified their gossip about him in front of him.
"Tsk, didn't he already sever ties with his family? How dare he come to the old house?"
"Who knows? He's probably shameless enough. If I were him, I would have slunk away from the Xu family's territory long ago. How can a son be so unfilial? To disobey his parents, he's so ruthless as to sever ties with the Xu family back then..."
The woman's companion seemed to guess who she was going to talk about and quickly stopped her, saying, "Hey, are you out of your mind? Don't you know that this Dragon Boat Festival was organized by the old man for the mother and daughter? If word gets back to the old man, you'll be in big trouble!"
The woman, having been scared by his words, lost all interest in discussing Xu Heyu. She glared at him fiercely before leaving with her group of old friends.
The young man who was left watching their retreating figures was lost in thought.
Qiao Mei came out relatively quickly.
After meeting up with Xu Heyu, they found a pebbly path and headed towards Xu Wenfeng's house.
On the road, dark clouds obscured the sun, and the light dimmed instantly, giving people an inexplicable sense of gloom.
Qiao Mei was worried that it might rain on the way, so she told Xu Heyu to hurry up.
In this way, the journey that would normally take ten minutes is shortened to five minutes.
To her surprise, when she arrived at the destination, there were already several people waiting ahead of her.
Furthermore, those people looked somewhat familiar.
The woman pacing back and forth was wearing exquisite makeup and a pair of sky-high heels.
The blue eyes, the same color as Xu Heyu's, were filled with unease and anxiety; it was Xu's mother, with whom she had eaten once before.
Meanwhile, Xu's father, who seemed timid and unassuming, stood in the shadows holding a cute boy who looked to be a little over four years old, listening to what Xu's mother was saying.
"I'm afraid Old Master Xu won't agree. Xu Heyu, that ingrate, has already severed ties with us, so he's no longer a member of the Xu family. We should give some of the things we agreed to give him to Xiaoyou instead. But we don't know what Old Master Xu thinks. If he doesn't agree, then we've come all this way for nothing."
Even without Xu Heyu's badge, which they could still flaunt, given Xu's parents' current situation, they were actually not qualified to attend this family banquet.
When Qiao Mei saw them, she was quite surprised as to what they were doing there.
After listening to what Xu's mother was muttering, he finally understood the situation and his face immediately darkened.
She glanced sideways at the young man, whose expression was calm but whose true state of mind was unclear, then stepped forward to block his way, allowing him to follow her inside.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu were kept outside, and the old housekeeper's excuse was that Mr. Xu was still busy.
But as soon as they heard that Qiao Mei had brought Xu Heyu, they immediately came out to welcome them in without giving Xu's parents any explanation.
Seeing this, Qiao Mei glanced coldly at Xu's mother, deliberately raised her voice, and said, "I don't know what good thing Grandpa wants to give you, but I guess what he can give you won't be too bad."
Mrs. Xu never imagined that Xu Heyu would come to the Xu family's old house after severing ties with them, let alone be called over by Old Master Xu for a talk.
This demeanor makes him seem far from being a discarded pawn; he appears to be even more favored than before.
She rolled her eyes, then immediately put on a fake smile, grabbed Xu You's arm, and tried to pull Xu Heyu along: "We're Heyu's family. How can we not go in for something this important? Hehe..."
Xu Heyu tried to avoid her, but Qiao Mei reached out first, grabbed his arm and pulled him back to protect him. She looked at the old butler with a puzzled expression and said, "Grandpa just said that Xu Heyu should come in with me, right?"
The old steward, being able to work for a prestigious family like the Xu family, certainly wasn't unaware of everything.
He already knew about the fact that Xu Heyu had been unilaterally cut off from by Xu's mother and father.
He glanced at Qiao Mei, who was clearly trying to protect Xu Heyu, and nodded: "That's true, so I'll have to trouble you all to wait a little longer."
Qiao Mei is Xu Wenfeng's own granddaughter, so there's nothing wrong with her meeting him before them.
Still unwilling to give up, Xu's mother looked at Xu Heyu with her eyes heavily made up with bright red eyeshadow, determined to make one last effort: "Heyu, please say a word for your mother..."
"Let's go, butler, don't keep the master waiting."
Xu Heyu interrupted her as if she hadn't heard her speak, then walked past her without looking at her and went straight inside.
Qiao Mei was very satisfied with Xu Heyu's performance.
When dealing with such awful family members, you should take a firmer stance.
What exactly are those things that Xu's mother mentioned earlier, things that should belong to Xu Heyu? Why has she never heard of them?
inside the house.
When Xu Wenfeng heard that Qiao Mei had arrived, he quickly put away the inhibitor he had just given himself.
I only went out to greet people when I felt a bit better.
"Xiao Mei, do you miss your grandpa?"
Xu Wenfeng's old face broke into a smile as he went to hug Qiao Mei.
But Qiao Mei dressed up today, and her clothes weren't really suitable for hugging people.
He noticed it too, so he simply patted her on the shoulder instead.
Qiao Mei now truly considers Xu Wenfeng as family. Upon hearing this, she nodded honestly, said she wanted to, and handed him the gift she had specially brought before coming.
"The weather is going to get hot soon, so I sewed an ice pillow for you, Grandpa. You can try it on and see how it looks. But since it's handmade, it might not be very well sewn."
She sewed this ice pillow not only for Xu Wenfeng, but also for Xu Hui, herself, and even Ao Cang.
However, the one given to Ao Cang was a mini version, for him to sleep in his little black dragon form.
Having reached this status and position, Xu Wenfeng has no shortage of rare treasures. Handmade items like those given to him by Qiao Mei are the most special things to him.
He smiled and reached out to take it, then patted Qiao Mei on the shoulder before looking at Xu Heyu.
Qiao Mei: My family members are so awful, I can't bear to look at them. (Rolls eyes)
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